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INDRA JOINS THE FCAS CONCEPT STUDY AS CONTRACTOR
· The company signs an amendment to the contract started by Dassault Aviation and Airbus D&S GmbH in 2019 to play the same role as them and allow Spanish industry to join the work of the Joint Concept Study of … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Weapon systems
Tagged European Defence Program, FCAS, France, Future Combat Air Systems, Germany, INDRA, New Generation Weapon Systems, NGSW, Spain
MORE THAN 240 COMPANIES ARE REGISTERED FOR "CONNECT By COGES EVENTS"
Paris, 16 July 2020 248 companies have already confirmed their presence at the “CONNECT By COGES EVENTS” business meetings to be held on September 14 and 15. This online event is dedicated to the entire Defence & Security community and … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged CONNECT By COGES EVENTS, Eurosatory
« CONNECT By COGES EVENTS » ANNOUNCES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH HEXATRUST
HEXATRUST joins the online event “CONNECT By COGES EVENTS” as a Cyber and Cloud partner and invites all members of its community to participate, on September 14 and 15, 2020, in business meetings dedicated to the entire French and international … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged COGES Events, HEXATRUST
HENSOLDT UK delivers full Integrated Naval Bridge System for Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa
HMNZS Aotearoa arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on June 25, 2020 with HENSOLDT UK’s Integrated Naval Bridge System on board. (Source: Dave Rowland/Getty Images) Enfield, UK, 29 June 2020 – HENSOLDT UK have completed the delivery of a fully type … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged Hensoldt, HMNZS Aotearoa, Naval Bridge System, Royal New Zealand Navy, UK
INDRA, THE COMPANY THAT WILL LEAD THE MOST PROJECTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE
· It is the leader of three projects out of 16 selected during the first call for the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) · Its participation in two other projects raises the total projects undertaken to five. These will … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged EDIDP, European Defence Industrial Development Programme, European Defense, INDRA, PADR
CONNECT by COGES EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE : CONNECT by COGES EVENTS After cancellation of Eurosatory due to the current sanitary crisis, its organiser COGES EVENTS will hold the online business meetings “CONNECT”, on September 14 and 15, 2020. They will be dedicated to … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged COGES Events, connect, Eurosatory 2020, online
Eurosatory 2020 : cancellation
EUROSATORY 2020 IS CANCELLED The sanitary situation due to Covid-19 is deteriorating daily in France and has spread throughout the world. The conditions for preparing and running the exhibition, which would protect the health and safety of the 100,000 expected … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged cancellation, COVID-19, Eurosatory 2020
Eurosatory 2020: Coronavirus update
Following the evolution of the sanitary situation in France and in order to ensure the health and safety of the population, the President of the Republic decided to limit movement for all for 15 days beginning from March 17th, 2020. … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Eurosatory 2020
INDRA “THE FCAS WILL MEAN A GIANT LEAP IN COMPETITIVENESS ACROSS SPANISH INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE”
· The program makes the whole sector face the challenge of developing – from the earliest stages – a cluster of dual nature technologies which will reach the market in the upcoming decades · Indra, as FCAS coordinator, calls for … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged CDTI, Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, FCAS
INDRA INCREASED ITS REVENUES +6% IN First Half 2019–Consolidated Financial Statement
Order Intake went up +9% and backlog reached a new record with growth accelerating in the second quarter · Backlog amounted to €4,420m, resulting again in the best-ever figure. Order intake reached €1,930m. · Revenue … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged financials, INDRA, Madrid, Spain
SPIKE LR is fired from an OSHKOSH JLTV
The firing took place in Slovenia as part 16th annual SPIKE Missile Users Club conference Developed and produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, SPIKE is a 5th generation, precise electro-optical missile in use today by 31 nations June 18, 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Weapon systems
Tagged OSHKOSH JLTV, Paris Air Show, SPIKE LR
INDRA SIGNS A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THE GERMAN NAVY’S NEW K130 CORVETTES WITH ITS RIGEL ELECTRONIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS
· It is a state-of-the-art solution that incorporates the most advanced digital reception technology to guarantee maximum detection range and sensitivity and to counteract any radar signal · It provides a remarkable superiority to operate in the most complex environments, … Continue reading
Posted in Countermeasures, Electronics, Eurosatory
Tagged Atlas Elektronik, INDRA, K130 Corvettes, Rigel RESM/RECM
HENSOLDT to deliver Electro-Optical System, ARGOS–II HD, to ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH for the use in the German Federal Police helicopter fleet
HENSOLDT’s Optronics business line has been selected by ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH for a three-year supply contract to deliver EO/IR systems to a central European NATO MoI end-user. The EO/IR system of choice, the ARGOS-II HD, will form part of … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR
Tagged ARGOS-II HD, Hensoldt
UNDER A CONTRACT with the European Space Agency (ESA), INDRA DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY TO GIVE DIRECT EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE ACCESS TO ORGANIZATIONS
· They will gain intermediary-less and near real-time access to images of any point on the planet and glean essential information for the security or success of their business operations · Indra is reducing the infrastructure necessary to receive and … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR
Tagged ESA, INDRA, satellite
Sustainable tactical data communication: HENSOLDT presents the first modified MIDS terminal to the The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
With this upgrade, the sensor solution house supports the Bundeswehr in continuing to comprehensively fulfill its military mission in the future as part of a data network. Taufkirchen, Germany, 20th July 2018 – Since the beginning of the millennium, the … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged BAAINB, Hensoldt, MIDS
MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING TOOLS–FN EXPERT EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
In February of this year, we had the opportunity to review for our readers a product designed by Mantis Tech, an Illinois based small company. The company’s Mantis X Shooting Performance System was innovative and in fact unique on its … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Training
Tagged FN Expert, FNH, Noptel
Thermal Imaging–Eurosatory 2018 (Continued)
While at Eurosatory, I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Harry Schlemmer, Hensoldt, and Dr. Peter Bossdorf of Mittler Report Verlang GmbH at a meeting arranged by Carina Siegmund, Hensoldt, Communications Manager. The presentation, arranged by executives of Hensoldt marketing, … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Thermal Imaging
Tagged Bossdorf, GmBh, Mittler Verlang, Schlemmer
HENSOLDT Showcases Portable Counter-UAV System-EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
“XpellerGear” also provides protection against radio-controlled bombs. Munich/Paris, 7 June 2018 – At Eurosatory, the international defense and securityexhibition in Paris, the sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT will be showcasing for the firsttime a portable version of its counter-UAV system Xpeller, … Continue reading
Posted in Countermeasures, Eurosatory, UAV
Tagged counter-uav, Hensoldt, Xpeller, Xpeller Gear
HENSOLDT Establishes Footprint in France–EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
Former Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security SAS becomes HENSOLDT France SAS Munich/Paris, 27 April 2018 – HENSOLDT completed yesterday the acquisition of Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security SAS, a France-based company which offers highly secure data … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR
Tagged Border Security SAS, France SAS, Hensoldt
PGZ SMALL ARMS–EUROSATORY 2018 (CONTINUED)
One of my objectives while at this year’s EUROSATORY was to spend some time with nondomestic small arms manufacturers. My first stop took me to the Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa). The PGZ is a Polish conglomerate made up … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Weapon systems
Tagged Alex, GROT C, MSBS 5.56, PGZ, Polish
24/7 IMAGING FROM PHOTONIS–EUROSATORY 2018 (Continued)
Netherland based PHOTONIS introduced the CNOD digital imaging Night Observation Device; developed in conjunction with Rochester Precision Optics. The CNOD can be handheld or weapon mounted to provide seamless day to night all digital (no imaging intensifier tube) imaging. CNOD … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR, Thermal Imaging
Tagged CNOD, PHOTONIS
EUROSATORY 2018 (CONTINUED)
One of the more interesting technologies exhibited at EUROSATORY 2018, is a product offering from French designer STARNAV. The RAPACE system is far more than a bore sighting tool as explained by Anthony Candelot one of the company’s engineers. … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Optics, Shooting Aids
Tagged EUROSATORY 2018, France, RAPACE, STARNAV
EUROSATORY 2018
EURSATORY is one of the world’s premier defense and security expositions. It’s held every other year in Paris, France, at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte. This year the conference/exhibition brought together 1761 exhibitors and over 70,000 attendees. The United … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged BRI, capabilities, demonstrations, EUROSATORY 2018, GIGN, RAID, SOF
MIL SISTEMIKA AT EUROSATORY 2016
This young Slovenian company has some of the best situational awareness and COP software on the market, and they continue to make enhancements to include support for the Kestrel meters, a variety of laser rangefinders, tagging and tracking, remote sensors … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged MIL Sistemika, PES
UNMANNED SYSTEMS, LIGHT AIRCRAFTS, HELICOPTERS AT EUROSATORY
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged rotary, UAV, unmaned
CBRN A MAJOR FOCUS AT EUROSATORY 2016
Reflecting the challenges facing governments and institutions in the face of increasing threats from global jihadism they focus on the very real possibility of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear scenarios. That interest was reflected at Eurosatory 2016 in Paris. Technologies … Continue reading
Posted in CBRN, Eurosatory
Tagged CBRN
Finmeccanica SPYBALL-B and ASIO-B micro and mini UAVs
ASIO-B and SPYBALL-B UAVs are two very cool little UAS from Italian Manufacturer Finmeccanica. Since completion of development and testing these micro and mini UAVs have passed their factory acceptance tests, and are now headed to the Italian Army for … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR, Soldier Systems
Tagged ASIO, Finmeccanica, SELEX, SPYBALL, UAS, UAV
Qioptiq GRIFFIN
UK based Qioptiq, launched GRIFFIN, a modular weapon mountable laser pointing and Illuminating device at Eurosatory 2014, in Paris. GRIFFIN incorporates a visible and IR laser designator, range finder and illumination in a Picatinny compliant package. Qioptiq describes GRIFFIN as … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Eurosatory, Laser Based Technologies, Range Finder, Weapon systems
Tagged GRIFFIN, Qioptiq
Elbit Systems Adds New Capabilities To Its Line Of Long-Range Observation, Target Acquisition and Laser Designation Systems
I’ve been following Elbit Systems for a few years now and in that time, I’ve seen continuous innovation and refinement to a product line that ranks as one of the best in the world. At this year’s EUROSATORY, in Paris, … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, ISR
Tagged Elbit Systems, ISR, laser, LVCR, LVCR-D
TEK Military Seating LLP
TEK Seating was formed 40 years ago by the Fleming family to support low to medium volume bus, coach, truck, agricultural, material handling, construction and specialist vehicle convertors (work vehicles) with OEM specification vehicle seating. Paul Fleming, MD, is … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Mobility
Tagged Mobility, seats, TEK Military Seating, UK
Israel’s TAR Ideal Concepts Ltd.– Predator
Is this the warrior of the future or a clever trick to get you to stop at the exhibit. Whatever the intentions, you have to hand it to Israel’s TAR Ideal Concepts Ltd. for fresh ingenuity. TAR’s Predator garnered a … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged consulting, contracting, Defense, Israel, TAR
FN Herstal Moves Closer To Integrating Weapon Mounted Systems With Modern Technology
Beretta is not the only major developer / manufacturer that is advancing weapon mounted systems integration via a powered rail with a high speed data buss. FH Herstal has got some serious plans for their highly regarded SCAR rifle. The … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Eurosatory, Weapon systems
Tagged FN Herstal, SCAR
Patria’s AMV (XP) Wheeled Armor Vehicle
Finland’s Patria is a well diversified multinational corporation that has built a reputation on its wheeled armored vehicle solutions, as personified by the 8 wheeler AMV (XP). The company is engaged in consulting, systems integration, life cycle support, mortar systems … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged AMV, Finland, Patria
Russian Ka-52 Alligator Attack Helicopter
Characteristically Russian is the widespread use of coaxial counter rotating rotors to eliminate the stabilizing tail rotor. The Kamov Ka-52 replaces the obsolete Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters with a modern avionics and communications package that includes ISR capabilities as well … Continue reading
BAE Systems CV90 Armadillo With Lemur Remote Weapon Station.
BAE’s CV90 Armadillo is an impressive multirole battlespace vehicle delivering a high degree of survivability, mobility with tremendous payload capacity. This version features the BAE Lemur 30mm remote weapon station. Customer approval is so high that BAE is selling … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
CZ P-09 and CZ 805 Bren
CZ 805 BREN in either its A1 (14” barrel) or A2 (11” barrel ) configurations is an impressive rifle. The system has a monolithic rail with configurable side rails at the 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock position. Operating … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory
Tagged BREN, CZ, P-07, P-09
